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Lutzia fossil map

Where fossils of Lutzia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 45 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 45 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived48.07–41.03 million years ago (Lutetian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyDichobunidae
Named byFranzen 1994
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inGermany
Rock formationsEifel

About Lutzia

Lutzia is a genus of mosquitos. First described in 1903 by Frederick Vincent Theobald, it includes species whose larval stages exhibit predatory behavior. The type species is Lutzia bigoti.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lutzia (revision 1335786795), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q3267992.

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